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Belzora is a ghost town located in Smith County, Texas, United States.

Overview

Belzora was a thriving Port Town in Texas in the 1850s before railroads became a much more affordable way to travel. Belzora was located on the Sabine River a winding river that made it hard for steamboats to navigate. The town at its peak had several dozen businesses, post office, schoolhouse and a church. Plans were made to make the river deeper which never worked and was soon abandoned after the railroad became much more popular in the 1870s.

References

1. "Belzora - Texas Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Smith County, Texas, United States
County seat: Tyler
Cities	Arp Hideaway Lindale New Chapel Hill Noonday Overton‡ Troup‡ Tyler Whitehouse
Towns	Bullard‡ Winona
CDP	Emerald Bay
Other unincorporated communities	Antioch Bascom Blackjack Bostick Browning Carroll Copeland Dogwood City Elberta Flint Garden Valley Gresham Jamestown Lee Spring Midway Mount Sylvan New Harmony New Hope Omen Owentown Pine Springs Pine Trail Estates Red Springs Sand Flat Shady Grove Sinclair City Starrville Swan Teaselville Thedford Walnut Grove Waters Bluff Wood Springs Wright City‡
Ghost towns	Belzora Burning Bush Colony Douglas Utica
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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32°36′N 95°12′W / 32.6°N 95.2°W / 32.6; -95.2

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